Biologicals, Standards and Heparin

Duncan P Thomas

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1646876

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 1989; 62(02): 648-650
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646876

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Biologicals, Standards and Heparin

Duncan P Thomas

The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, Herts., U.K.

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